In March 2012 there were 34 City and County Managers, 29 Chief Fire Officers, and 164 Senior Engineers employed in local authorities. The salaries of City and County managers, senior engineers and chief fire officers are set out in the tables below.
Local authority senior management structures are being downsized. The numbers of Directors of Service have decreased by 23% since 2008, from 262 in June 2008 to 209 currently and local authorities are working towards the Local Government Efficiency Review (LGER) target of 190 Directors. A workforce planning process is underway which in the first instance concentrates on the implementation of the recommendations of the LGER in respect of senior management in local authorities.
The Government has approved proposals to establish single local authorities to replace Limerick County Council and Limerick City Council and North and South Tipperary County Councils, by mid 2014. In both cases, the establishment of interim management arrangements, whereby a single person would oversee both authorities in the run up to full merger, was also approved. The amalgamation of the Limerick and Tipperary local authorities will result in a reduction in the number of city and county managers and a reduction at the number of senior and middle management levels.
The wider local government reform proposals that I will be bringing to Government shortly will focus particularly on strengthening structures generally at regional, county and sub-county levels and expanding the role of local government. The programme will also reflect other work in progress in relation to various aspects of local government, including the merger and restructuring processes that I have referred to, efficiency implementation, local government financing, local development and local government alignment.
The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management and local authorities are bringing forward a framework for keeping communities safe which sets out principles and national standards for fire services operations, together with other measures to improve effectiveness and efficiency — including shared services.
Local Authority Manager
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Salary
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Dublin City Council
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€189,301
|
|
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Cork County Council
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€162,062
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Fingal County Council
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South Dublin County Council
|
|
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Cork City Council
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€153,260
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Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
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Kildare County Council
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Meath County Council
|
|
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Limerick City Council
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€142,469
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Clare County Council
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Donegal County Council
|
Galway County Council
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Kerry County Council
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Kilkenny County Council
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Limerick County Council
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Louth County Council
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Mayo County Council
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South Tipperary County Council
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Westmeath County Council
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Wexford County Council
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Wicklow County Council
|
|
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Galway City Council
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€132,511
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Waterford City Council
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Carlow County Council
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Cavan County Council
|
Laois County Council
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Leitrim County Council
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Longford County Council
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Monaghan County Council
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Offaly County Council
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Roscommon County Council
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Sligo County Council
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North Tipperary County Council
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Waterford County Council
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Senior Engineer
Point
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Rate 01/01/2010
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1
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€73,223
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2
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€74,957
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3
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€76,685
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4
|
€78,417
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5
|
€80,148
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6
|
€81,886
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LSI 1
|
€84,500
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LSI 2
|
€87,117
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Chief fire Officer (Dublin City Council)
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Chief Fire Officer
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Point
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Rate 01/01/2010
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Point
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Rate 01/01/2010
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1
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€78,368
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1
|
€73,223
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2
|
€81,185
|
2
|
€74,957
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3
|
€83,995
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3
|
€76,685
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4
|
€86,809
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4
|
€78,417
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5
|
€89,623
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5
|
€80,148
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LSI 1
|
€92,583
|
6
|
€81,886
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LSI 2
|
€95,540
|
LSI 1
|
€84,500
|
|
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LSI 2
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€87,117
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